Trump Declares House Coronavirus Relief Bill Dead on Arrival
President Donald Trump says House Democrats’ $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill will not make it very far in the legislative process. “It’s, as they say, D.O.A. Dead on arrival,” Trump said during a meeting with…
President Donald Trump says House Democrats’ $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill will not make it very far in the legislative process.
“It’s, as they say, D.O.A. Dead on arrival,” Trump said during a meeting with governors of Colorado and North Dakota on Wednesday.
He added, “Of course Nancy Pelosi knows that.”
Trump claimed the bill is a “voting package” that would hurt Republicans’ electoral chances, “They want to be able to make sure that Republicans can’t win an election by putting in all sorts of mail-in ballots.”
On Tuesday, House Democrats unveiled their new coronavirus relief that is estimated to cost $3 trillion. The bill would provide $1 trillion to state and local governments, direct payments to Americans of up to $6,000 per household, as well as $25 billion for the Post Office.
The bill would also give hazard pay to workers on the frontlines of the Coronavirus Outbreak, extend the $600 increase in unemployment benefits until January 2021, provide assistance to low-income Americans to protect them from evictions, and allocate $3.6 billion to states to bolster election security.